14. Their Names Thou wilt vouchfase to own Pronounce them Good, and fay "Well done, To the Angel of the Church in Philadelphia, ver. 7, &c. I. ·H° OLY, and true, who haft the Key, Of David, full of Grace and Power, None opens what is fhut by Thee, And none can fhut Thy Open Door. 2. O help Thy little Church below, Noted for their Fraternal Love, Accept us in Thyfelf, and know Our Souls, and all our Works approve. 3. Open a Door to preach Thy Word, 4. A little Strength Thou feeft we have, We trust that Thou art ftill the fame; Save, JESU, to the utmost save Thy People, who confefs Thy Name. 5. We dare not give our GoD the Lie, Saviour from Sin, we Thee receive, Though Satan's Synagogue deny, We here a Sinlefs Life fhall live. 6. Who falfely call Themselves Thine own, Thy mighty Hand fhall caft them down, 7. Then 7. Then All the Advocates for Sin, 8. Thy cleanfing Blood by Faith applied, 9. But let us to the End endure, 10. Let us Thy Word of Patience keep, The Harvest of Thy Perfect Love. 11. So fhall Thy Grace our Souls preferve 12. We know Thou wilt not long delay, Or tear our Confidence away, Or fpoil us of the Promis'd Crown. 13. That Crown the Conqueror here receives, While without Fear, or Sin he lives, 14. Eftablish'd by Almighty Hands He fhews forth all Thy Grace and Power, In GOD's Eternal Temple ftands A Pillar, and goes out no more. 15. The 15. The Name and City of Thy GoD 16. Thy Father here Thou didst reveal, 17. This is our Glorious Calling's Prize, Saviour, at This our Wishes aim, Reftore us to our Paradise, Infcribe us, LORD, with Thy New Name. 18. To All whom Thou haft given an Ear, The Perfect Grace make Hafte to give, And fanctify us wholly here, And to Thy Heaven of Heavens receive. Unto the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans, ver. 14, &c. 1. A MEN to All that God hath faid, 2. With guilty Self-condemning Fear, 3. GoD of unfpotted Parity, Us, and our Works canst Thou behold ? Juftly we are abhor'd by Thee, For we are neither hot nor cold. 4. We call Thee LORD, Thy Faith profefs, We fleep our useless Lives away. 5. We live in Pleasures, and are dead, 6. A lifeless Form we ftill retain, Of This we make our empty Boaft, Nor know the Name we take in vain : The Power of Godliness is loft. 7. The Power we daringly deny, The Promis'd Holy Ghost blafpheme. 8. How long, great GoD, have we appear'd Abominable in Thy Sight! Better that we had never heard Thy Word, or feen the Gofpel-Light. 9. Better that we had never known The Way to Heaven thro' Saving Grace, Than bafely in our Lives disown And flight, and mock Thee to Thy Face. 10. Thou rather woud'ft that we were cold, Than seem to ferve Thee without Zeal, Lefs guilty, if with thofe of old, We worship'd Thor and Woden ftill. 11. Lefs grievous will the Judgment-Day PART II PART II. ET ftill we glory in Thy Name, 1. YET YO CHRIST, as though we know Thy Grace, Thee with unhallow'd Lips we claim, z. We fay, that we with Goods abound, 3. O let us our own Works forfake, Ourselves, and all we have, deny, Thy condefcending Counsel take, And come to Thee pure Gold to buy. 4. Gold, that can bear the Fiery Test, 5. When this unfpotted Robe we wear,. 6. Touch'd by an Unction from above, 7. Beholding as with Open Face. From Strength to Strength, from Grace to Grace, And perfect Holiness below. |